Monthly Archives: December 2010

2010, what a year

It’s almost 11 o’clock on the 30th December 2010, this blog is going to take a while, I am pretty sure that it will be New Year’s Eve by the time I’m done. I listened to the chimes of Big … Continue reading

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All things being equal….

Never let it be said that my family don’t treat everybody equally.  For as long as I can remember there has been an obsession about spending the same amount of money on each member of each generation of the family. … Continue reading

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It’s another recipe blog, I’m sorry

6 in a row, this isn’t good…but the recipe is good…I’ll try really hard to think of something else, anything else, to write about soon. This morning I made another vegan cake, and this one is amazing, vegans and non … Continue reading

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a recipe blog – little vegan fairy cakes

Sorry that this is the fourth recipe blog in a row, I’ll try to think of something else to blog about soon, but inspiration is thin on the ground at the moment, (I don’t want to do the obvious snow/Christmas … Continue reading

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A recipe blog – banana nut bread (made in a breadmaker)

This is one of the few actual loaves that I make in my breadmaker, normally I use it to make bread dough but then shape it into rolls and bake it in the oven.  This is a beautifully moist, but … Continue reading

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A recipe blog – chocolate cheesecake brownies

This recipe is from a great little cookbook that Somerfield were selling a couple of years ago, in aid of Macmillan Cancer Support.  The book is called ‘The little book of treats’ and contains recipes from celebrities and from the … Continue reading

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A recipe blog – spicy caramelised nuts

Last week I went to a Christmas market, the smell of hot, spicy, caramel covered nuts being cooked at one of the stalls filled the air.  My daughter and I bought some and the flavour certainly lived up to our … Continue reading

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The joy of wine days

A few months ago I met @jeninher30s and @McleveyArtist for the first time, that meeting has been documented in previous blogs, it was the very first #winesunday. Since then there have been many #winesundays.  After a while we decided that … Continue reading

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What am I doing?

In theory, in a few months time I will leave my current job, the job I have held for almost ten years.  I will have the summer off and then, towards the end of September, embark on three years of … Continue reading

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Dear Blog Readers, I need your advice again…

Almost three years ago my husband announced that he was having an affair, apparently it was my fault, I chose to stay home with my children on New Year’s Eve…it was the final straw…he found solace with the nearest barmaid. … Continue reading

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